Our
Team.

An independent NGO that turns restrictive measures from regulatory text into operational guidance for the European Mittelstand — and carries the lessons learned back to the regulators who write the rules.

§ 02 — Leadership

Founder & Co-Founder.

The institute was founded by Linus Kühl and Dominik Waszczynski, who together set its direction and lead its work.

Linus Kühl
Founder

Linus Kühl

Researcher, Senior Controller, and civic leader working at the intersection of data analytics, logistics, artificial intelligence, and ESG reporting. His doctoral work at FH Münster focuses on dynamic risk quantification and supply chain resilience using quantitative and AI-based methods. At Hellmann Worldwide Logistics he leads data-driven controlling and ESG governance — EU taxonomy, ESRS reporting, and carbon-emissions analysis across 60+ countries. As Head of the German Country Office of the German-Baltic Future Foundation, he connects emerging leaders with NATO, the European Parliament, and the Commission.

FH Münster Doctoral Researcher · Risk & AI
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Senior Controller · ESG & Data
German-Baltic Future Foundation Head, German Country Office
Institute for Restrictive Measures Founder
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Dominik Waszczynski
Co-Founder

Dominik Waszczynski

Dominik is a qualified lawyer (LL.M., Universität Osnabrück) and one of Germany's most experienced sanctions compliance practitioners. As Chief Compliance Officer at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics — across 160+ countries — he built agile compliance frameworks at global scale. He directs the Sanctions Operations Practice; lecturer at Osnabrück, Bremen and Bonn; speaker at CCCE Berlin 2025 and the Fraud Leaders' Summit in Cannes.

Universität Osnabrück LL.M. · Commercial Crime Law
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG Compliance Manager · EMEA
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Chief Compliance Officer
Institute for Restrictive Measures Co-Founder
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§ 03 — Vision

Our joint vision.

A shared statement from the Founder and Co-Founder.

A joint statement Institute for
Restrictive Measures

We built the institute around a single conviction: no restrictive measure should fail because it could not be implemented on the ground.

Sanctions are written in Brussels, New York, and Washington — but they take effect at the desks of the European Mittelstand, where legal text meets operational reality. We exist to close that gap: to turn restrictive measures into tools, methods, and plain-language guidance that the firms who must comply can actually use, and to carry what we learn back to the institutions that write the rules.

Our aim is a field where compliance is credible and proportionate, where the smallest firm has the same clarity as the largest desk, and where every measure is as enforceable in practice as it is on paper.

Linus Kühl Founder
Dominik Waszczynski Co-Founder
§ 04 — Contact
Editorial, partnership and press enquiries to desk@irm-global.org — or write directly to a member of the leadership.
desk@irm-global.org